PIA SOCIEDAD SALESIANA CENTRO DE CAPACITACION DON BOSCO

Name

PIA SOCIEDAD SALESIANA CENTRO DE CAPACITACION DON BOSCO

Legal name

PIA SOCIEDAD SALESIANA CENTRO DE CAPACITACION DON BOSCO

Website

https://ccdonbosco.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1982

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Vocational Education and Training

NAICS

Technical and Trade Schools (6115), Technical and Trade Schools (61151), Educational Services (61)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Youth & Young Adult Workforce Programs (Out-of-School Youth) (EDAAAOAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Construction, Engineering & Skilled Trades Licensure Prep (EDAAANAL), Operations, Supply Chain & Logistics Management Schools (EDAHAHAF)

Keywords

• Technical vocational training
• Youth workforce development
• Child protection services
• Social reintegration programs
• Non-formal education

Headquarters

HQ city

CALI, CALI

HQ country

Colombia

HQ region

Latin America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Technical Labor Training Programs: The institution provides technical labor training programs recognized by Colombian educational authorities. Programs are offered to youth aged 14+ who have completed at least 9th grade. The training combines theoretical instruction (920 hours over two semesters) with practical work experience (880 hours in apprenticeship, internship, productive project, or labor linkage).
2. Protection and Social Programs: The institution receives support and operates programs for vulnerable youth through partnerships with ICBF (Instituto Colombiano de Bienestar Familiar), including the Casa de Protección (for demobilized youth from armed conflict), Externado Media Jornada (for children in rights restoration processes), and the Amathea jewelry project for youth choosing alternatives to violence.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Non-profit technical vocational training institution in Cali, Colombia, delivering eight government-certified trade programs (Administrative Assistant, Accounting Assistant, Cooking, Electricity, Automotive Mechanics, Machine Tools, Automation, Warehouse/Storage) of 1,800 hours each to vulnerable youth aged 14 and older. Complementary offerings include ICBF-contracted child protection programs (Externado Media Jornada for children aged 6-13 in rights restoration, Casa de Protecci\u00f3n for demobilized youth), the Amathea artisan jewelry initiative, Don Bosco Green sustainability programming, and Escuela de Artes arts education, all operated under the Salesian Preventive System methodology.

Product overview

PIA Sociedad Salesiana Centro de Capacitación Don Bosco (Don Bosco Tech) is a vocational and technical training institution offering a portfolio of 8 technical vocational training programs (Auxiliary Administrative, Auxiliary Accounting, Cooking, Electricity, Automotive Mechanics, Machines and Tools, Automation, Storage and Warehouse) plus protection programs (Externado Media Jornada, Casa de Protección), the Amathea artisan jewelry initiative, Don Bosco Green sustainability program, and Escuela de Artes arts education. Programs span 1800 hours over 3 semesters (920 hours classroom theory/practice + 880 hours practical training) with certification upon competency demonstration.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Amathea: Artisanal jewelry collection created by youth who left armed conflict, transforming metal into silver jewelry as symbols of transformation, resilience, and freedom.

Products and services

• T\u00e9cnico laboral auxiliar administrativo Government-certified technical vocational training program preparing students for administrative support roles including document management, customer service, human resources support, and office organization across 1,800 hours of instruction.
• T\u00e9cnico laboral auxiliar contable Technical vocational training program developing skills in accounting processes, financial reporting, tax preparation, and administrative support for financial departments.
• T\u00e9cnico laboral en cocina Technical vocational training program preparing students for professional cooking roles, food production management, and customer service in culinary settings.
• T\u00e9cnico laboral electricista Technical vocational training program covering electrical installation, maintenance, repair, and testing of electrical systems, motors, generators, and control systems.
• T\u00e9cnico laboral en mec\u00e1nica automotriz Technical vocational training program teaching automotive repair skills including engine electronics, bodywork, brakes, steering, suspension, transmission, and climate control systems.
• T\u00e9cnico laboral m\u00e1quinas y herramientas Technical vocational training program for machine tool operators covering lathe, milling, drilling, planing, grinding operations and metalworking processes.
• T\u00e9cnico laboral en automatizaci\u00f3n Technical vocational training program focused on instrumentation, automation, and industrial process control systems including installation, maintenance, and repair.
• T\u00e9cnico laboral en almac\u00e9n y bodega Technical vocational training program preparing students for warehouse operations including loading/unloading, receiving, dispatching, storage, inventory management, and order fulfillment.
• Externado Media Jornada Child and adolescent protection program providing half-day support services for children aged 6-13 undergoing Administrative Rights Restoration Processes, including psychosocial support and family strengthening.
• Casa de Protecci\u00f3n Protection facility for social integration of youth disengaged from armed conflict, providing comprehensive formation and reintegration support.
• Amathea Silver jewelry artisan project for youth who left armed conflict, producing earrings, pendants, rings, and bracelets as symbols of transformation and peace.
• Don Bosco Green Integral ecology and sustainable development initiative promoting environmental management, gardens, reforestation, urban orchards, solar energy, and composting aligned with UN Sustainable Development Goals.
• Pastoral Juvenil Salesiana Salesian youth ministry program with four dimensions (Evangelizing, Educational, Vocational, Associative) operating across seven educational environments: House, School, Church, Patio, Workshop, Homeland, and Ecology.
• Escuela de Artes Don Bosco Arts school program offering instruction in violin, piano, guitar, drums, vocal technique, plastic arts, and dance theater.

Quantifiable outcome

• Promotion 61 certified graduates in 2023 across multiple technical programs
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

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Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Save the ChildrencoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Strategic ally supporting the Amathea jewelry project for youth demobilized from armed conflict. Contributed to the consolidation of the artisan training and production process enabling young people to discover their talents and advance toward new opportunities.
• Escuela TallercoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Strategic ally in the Amathea project, supporting artisan training and skills development for youth transitioning from armed conflict to productive civilian life.
• Instituto Colombiano de Bienestar Familiar (ICBF)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Government partner administering child protection programs including Casa de Protección for demobilized youth and Externado Media Jornada for children in rights restoration. ICBF refers beneficiaries and provides oversight for protection services.
• Familia PolschminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Supporter of the Amathea project and the transformation of young artisans. Their generosity beautifies the lives of these craftspeople and strengthens the path toward a peaceful society.
• Fundación PromigasminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Organized educational visits to solar farm of Colombina company and CEO facilities as part of the Soy Tech 4.0 project. Visit aimed to motivate youth through real work experience and share knowledge about sustainable energy.
• DB Jugend (Don Bosco Jugend)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Strategic ally supporting the Externado Media Jornada protection program, contributing to the comprehensive development services for children and adolescents in rights restoration.
• SACminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Strategic ally supporting the Externado Media Jornada program through the CaliIncluye initiative for comprehensive child and adolescent development.
• Misiones Salesianas MadridcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Spanish Salesian mission office providing support for concerts, educational programs, and media coverage including RTVE television recordings highlighting Salesian work in Colombia and specifically at the institution.
• Regional Business Community (Cali)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Business leaders from the region attended the Don Bosco Tech launch event to learn about the educational proposal and generate alliances that promote development and connect people with active working life.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves1 record

Broad incumbents

• SENA (Servicio Nacional de Aprendizaje): Colombia's national public technical and vocational training service, offering free certified programs nationwide. SENA is the dominant incumbent in the same category Don Bosco Tech competes in, but at vastly larger scale and fully subsidized by the government.

Direct peers

• Instituto Técnico Industrial San Juan Bosco: The founding Salesian technical institute in Cali, on whose 50th anniversary Don Bosco Tech was established in 1982. Operates secondary-level technical education with shared Salesian pedagogical DNA and overlapping employer-network relationships.
• Salesianos Armenia: Third Salesian technical training center in Armenia, Colombia, included in the November 2023 Don Bosco Tech unified brand launch alongside Cali and Popayán. Operates parallel technical vocational programs with the same Salesian methodology.
• Escuela Taller de Bogotá: Colombian non-profit technical training school, also a strategic ally of Don Bosco Tech Cali in the Amathea jewelry project. Operates similar hands-on workshop-based technical training programs for vulnerable youth.
• Fundación Carvajal: Cali-based non-profit focused on youth workforce development and vulnerable-population social programs in Valle del Cauca. Comparable in mission (training and social insertion of disadvantaged youth) and regional footprint.
• Salesianos Popayán: Sibling Salesian technical training center in Popayán, Colombia, consolidated under the same Don Bosco Tech brand initiative in 2023. Operates the same ETDH-style technical labor training programs under the Salesian Preventive System methodology.

Others

• Save the Children Colombia: International NGO operating child protection and youth development programs in Colombia, and an active partner of Don Bosco Tech Cali in the Amathea project. Thematically aligned as a funder/ally rather than a direct competitor.
• Fundación Universidad del Valle: Extension arm of Universidad del Valle operating workforce development and continuing education programs in Valle del Cauca. Competes for employer-linked training contracts and continuing-education students in the same region.
• Pontificia Universidad Javeriana Cali - Proyección Social: Major Jesuit university in Cali with social outreach and continuing education programs serving vulnerable populations. Adjacent peer in youth development and workforce training in the same regional market.

Regional players

• Comfenalco Valle: Cali-based compensation fund (caja de compensación) operating technical training programs for workers and their families in Valle del Cauca. Competes for similar employer-linked training enrollment in the same geography.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookes-la.facebook.com/donboscotechcali
• Instagraminstagram.com/donboscocali/?hl=es
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/pia-sociedad-salesiana-centro-de-capacitacion-don-bosco

Compliance1 record

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Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries3 records

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